Improvement in corn-busker



E. FIELD.

Corn Hufker.

Patented July 6,1869.

ELIHU FIELD, OF GENESEO, ILYLINIS. y.

Lette/rs Patent lvVo. 92,295, llated July 6, 1869..

IMPROVEMENT IN conn-HUSKER To all whom 'itl/may. concern.;

Be it known that I, ELIHU FIELD, of Geneseo, in the county of Henry, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Corn-Husker; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled inthe nrtto make andnse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification. rlhis invention relates to improvements in corn-husking implements, designed to provide a more useful implement than' any now in use.

The invention consists in the arrangement of the shank of a bent pointed metallicl instrument, to be held in the hand, so as to pass in a straight line acrossv the insideoi' the fingers, and terminate in a bow, for taking in the three fingers, beginning with th'little nger, leaving the fore-fingers free, for'independent action with the thumb.

VThe. drawing represents a perspective view of my improved husker, as held in the hand for operation.

A represents the-shank ofV my improved husker, which 1 form in a straight line ti'om the bend at the poin'a'to pass across the inside of the hand at the joint of the fingers, with the hand to the bend B, or

turning out The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

the beginning of the part C, forming the loop for connecting the implementto the fingers; and I make the part C of the loop long enough to envelop the three fingers, beginning with the little finger, turning the said part np and 'joining it with the shank, so as to pass between the fore and middle nger.

This arrangement prevents the implement from of place. in tlfe hand, and permits free action of the fore-finger, thereby constituting a more eicient husker than any now in use.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, ters Patent, isi The improved corn-husker, constructed as described,

and desire to secure by.Let x of the straight shank A, having a slightly-curved l point, and bent at B, to form a loop, C, for the reception of the three fingers, exclusive of the index-tim gers, as herein shown and described.

The above specification of my invention signed Vby me, this 2d day of March, 1869.

ELIHU' FIELD.

Witnesses:

`L. H. FIELD,

A. Henneman. 

